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Olympics: Revenge is sweet at the court of Italy's fencing queen | Stephen Mosshttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/aug/02/olympics-italy-fencing
Valentina Vezzali gathers her forces to seize her sixth Olympic gold medal after being denied individual glory<p>I am the American who has been taken to Lord's to see cricket for the first time. What is going off out there, apart that is from all those flashing green and red lights that signal when a fencer has been struck? At least, unlike Groucho Marx when he was taken to Lord's, I am dimly aware they've started.</p><p>Britain are fencing against Egypt in the women's team foil at nine in the morning in a darkened hall at the ExCeL. It feels like midnight. Two demented figures in white dart up and down an elongated mat – which we must learn to call the piste – jabbing at each other with rapiers. The foil is the lightest of the fencing weapons and the fencers' movements alternate between grace and explosiveness.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/aug/02/olympics-italy-fencing">Continue reading...</a>Olympics 2012: fencingItaly Olympic teamOlympic Games 2012Team GBRussia Olympic teamSportFencingOlympic GamesThu, 02 Aug 2012 19:54:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/aug/02/olympics-italy-fencingPhotograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty ImagesValentina Vezzali screams with delight after Italy's 45-31 victory over Russia in the foil team Olympic final at the ExCeL. Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty ImagesValentina Vezzali screams with delight after Italy's 45-31 victory over Russia in the foil team Olympic final at the ExCeL. Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty ImagesStephen Moss at the ExCeL2012-08-02T19:54:05ZOlympics Beijing 2008: Archery - Great Britain went out in the first round as Korea beat Italy to goldhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/11/olympics2008.olympicsarchery
<strong>&#183;</strong> British trio fall to eventual bronze medalists China <br /><strong>&#183;</strong> Koreans take title in dramatic final<p>It was a day when sevens hurt. They're never a great number in archery but in the men's team competition, they really, really hurt.</p><p>First to suffer was Alan Wills. Unlike Simon Terry, who was a teenage bronze medal winner back in Barcelona in 1992, and unlike Larry Godfrey who finished fourth in the individual in Athens, Wills was at his first Olympics. He started well enough in the first-round match against China, but in the final end, and as his team-mates led a dramatic counter with a series of top-scoring tens, Wills landed a seven. And with his last arrow, a six. It meant a quick exit for the British team.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/11/olympics2008.olympicsarchery">Continue reading...</a>Olympics 2008Olympics 2008: ArcheryBritish Olympic team 2008SportItaly Olympic teamSouth Korea Olympic teamOlympics 2008: AthleticsOlympic GamesMon, 11 Aug 2008 14:33:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/11/olympics2008.olympicsarcheryPhotograph: Ezra Shaw/GettyWills, Godfrey and Terry look on during their first round exit. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/GettyPhotograph: Ezra Shaw/GettyWills, Godfrey and Terry look on during their first round exit. Photograph: Ezra Shaw/GettyEddie Butler in Beijing2008-08-11T14:33:24ZOlympics Beijing 2008: Rowing - Steve Williams demands more harmony as men's four look to be on songhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/10/olympicsrowing.olympics2008
<p>Britain opened their account on the Shunyi course with a solid showing that bodes well for the medal chances of at least two crews.</p><p>The men's four are still regarded as Britain's flagship crew, despite failing to make their mark this season in the World Cup regattas because of injuries, and they were in commanding form, winning their opening heat well from Italy and the US, although their main rivals - Holland and Australia - were fractionally faster in the other two qualifying heats, with world champions New Zealand and Germany close behind. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/10/olympicsrowing.olympics2008">Continue reading...</a>Olympics 2008: RowingOlympics 2008RowingSportItaly Olympic teamOlympic GamesSat, 09 Aug 2008 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/10/olympicsrowing.olympics2008Photograph: S Forster/GettySteve Williams and the men's four eased into the semi-finals. Photograph: S Forster/GettyPhotograph: S Forster/GettySteve Williams and the men's four eased into the semi-finals. Photograph: S Forster/GettyDaniel Topolski in Beijing2008-08-09T23:01:00ZOlympic Games: Bank on Britain's best squad for a generation to outmedal Italianshttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/31/olympicgames20082
<p>Bookmakers have traditionally avoided the vast majority of the 302 events that make up the Olympic Games. However, with a little over a week to go before Beijing 2008 begins, a number of layers have decided to price up virtually all of the 28 sports in which medals are awarded.</p><p>Ladbrokes hopes to offer odds on every single event over the course of the Games and, like Bet365, Blue Square, Boylesports, Coral and Sky Bet, already has a comprehensive list of markets available. At this stage, though, they all have been outdone by the Irish firm Paddy Power, who, for example, has priced up every weight category in the women's judo. An estimated £20m is expected to be gambled industry-wide, with Paddy Power's spokesman Darren Haines predicting: "The vast majority of money will be gambled on the men's track and field events, the Olympic football tournament and the men's singles tennis event. Swimming, surprisingly, is also popular as is any British medal hope."</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/31/olympicgames20082">Continue reading...</a>SportOlympics 2008British Olympic team 2008Sport bettingItaly Olympic teamOlympic GamesWed, 30 Jul 2008 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/31/olympicgames20082Dan Roebuck2008-07-30T23:01:00ZHodge returns and adds power to red-hot fourhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/21/olympicgames2008.rowing
<p>Britain's injury-hit men's four crossed the line more than three seconds ahead of Italy here yesterday in the heats of their final World Cup regatta before Beijing. The jubilant reaction of the performance director, David Tanner, suggested that his best hope for Olympic gold had done rather more than simply qualify directly for tomorrow's final.</p><p>Only three weeks ago, Tanner had been dejected after the four had slumped to eighth place in Lucerne but the Poznan regatta marked a perfect return to the boat for Andrew Hodge, who missed the Swiss regatta through injury, and a dream debut for Tom James, who sat out the first two World Cup regattas with back problems. Steve Williams and Peter Reed completed the crew.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/21/olympicgames2008.rowing">Continue reading...</a>Olympics 2008RowingSportItaly Olympic teamOlympic GamesFri, 20 Jun 2008 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jun/21/olympicgames2008.rowingPhotograph: James Carr/PAPhotograph: James Carr/PAMartin Cross at Poznan2008-06-20T23:01:00Z